Atlanta Georgia USA-1951: Synchronized Swimmers in White Perform in Pool

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Year1951
Decade1950s
LocationAtlanta, Georgia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1951 Georgia

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Synchronized Swimmers in White Perform in Pool — Clip Details

ATLANTA GEORGIA USA-1951: Vintage 8mm home movie footage of a synchronized swimming team performing in a dark pool. Swimmers in white tops and dark shorts execute precise formations, holding ropes as they move in unison. The grainy, low-light footage captures the dramatic, choreographed routine under dim lighting, with a distinct red-orange glow on their legs. The scene evokes mid-century American school sports and community performances, preserved in authentic archival Super 8 style.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122619429

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$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1951 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Atlanta or mid-century U.S. recreation edits needing authentic 8mm footage of a synchronized swimming routine in a dim indoor or nighttime pool setting.
Period detail: The white tops, dark shorts, rope-guided formations, and low-light pool staging may show a mid-century school or community aquatic performance.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a spectator-like home-movie view of swimmers moving through a choreographed routine, with faces and details softened by distance and darkness.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include swimmers in white tops and dark bottoms, rope lines held in hand, dark pool water, red-orange leg highlights, dim background walls, and heavy film grain.
Film character: The 8mm scan has dense grain, low exposure, warm color shifts, soft focus, and slight frame instability that give the performance a clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or cutaway for mid-century recreation, school athletics, aquatic performance, or home-movie atmosphere.
Historical context: The footage shows organized aquatic choreography in a community or school-like setting, suggesting the social visibility of group recreation and performance in the early 1950s.
Research note: People and faces are visible but not individually identifiable from these frames; likeness rights may still need review separate from copyright or footage licensing.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s Atlanta 8mm synchronized swimmers, vintage home movie pool performance, mid-century swimming routine, and dark pool aquatic formation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other Atlanta 1951 footage, then broader 1950s swimming, school sports, and community performance material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two swimmers in white tops and dark shorts hold rope lines in a dark Atlanta pool scene from 1951 home-movie footage. — Two swimmers hold rope lines while standing in the dark pool before or during the routine.

A swimmer in a white top and dark shorts holds a rope line in dim 1951 Atlanta pool footage. — A single swimmer holds the rope line in the dark pool, with the background mostly obscured.

Multiple swimmers form a horizontal pattern in dark pool water during the 1951 Atlanta synchronized routine. — Swimmers appear in a line-like formation across the dark water, with warm highlights on arms and legs.

Swimmers gather into a compact formation in the dark pool during the 1951 Atlanta home-movie sequence. — The swimmers cluster together in the pool as the rope line and dim water remain visible around them.

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